The head of Tunisia's armed forces Rachid Ammar has pledged to safeguard the country's historic revolution against any possible deviations.Ammar made the pledge to a crowd of anti-government protesters in the capital Tunis on Monday.
"The national army is the guarantor of the revolution. The army has protected and protects the people and the country," Ammar said.
| At some point Ammar will be pressed to save the revolution from nefarious outside forces, revanchists, and royalists. He'll repeatedly try to step aside but finally will succumb to the adulation of the people and the demands of the masses. And then he'll crush them all. |
Protesters demand that the allies of ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali resign from the interim cabinet.
Meanwhile,
...back at the ranch...
Tunisian police have put Ben Ali's former interior minister and his advisor under house arrest. They also raided a TV station, arresting its owner on charges of treason and working for Ben Ali's return.
This comes as Tunisian schoolchildren returned to classes for the first time since the protests toppled the government ten days ago. Universities will also reopen on Wednesday.
Ben Ali's 23-year of dictatorship, which was marred by repeated human rights
... which are not the same thing as individual rights, mind you...
violations and torture, ended earlier this month after weeks of street protests.